Precipitation data for coastal reserve LTER site Randu meadows, 1996-2012

Data set contains air temperature data for coastal reserve LTER site Randu meadows, Latvia, 1996-2012

insect (Diptera, Chloropidae) data of grasslands of coastal reserve Randu Meadows. Latvia. Insects were collected on 5 transects (26 m) along coast line perpendicular to the coast.From 1996-2012 three times per year monthly (June, July, August) insects were collected by entomological sweep net method along each transect (50 sweeps). Seasonal data were obtained by pooling monthly data for each transect.

Salaca is a river in northern Latvia, Vidzeme. Salaca is anthropogenically little affected river that is situated in the North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve, Latvia. n Salaca's drainage basin natural territories are dominating: forests (56,17%), bogs (3,77%) and waterbodies (1,88%). Arable lands are 37,5%, and urban territories 1,88% from the drainage area. It is 90 km long and flows from Lake Burtnieks to the Gulf of Riga. The river flows through three towns, Mazsalaca, Staicele and Salacgrīva. The riverbanks feature Devonian red sandstone cliffs, and many caves and rapids as well. Salaca is internationally recognized river with high biodiversity.It is he most important salmon river in Latvia.

Air temperature data for aquatic site Power Station Reservoir on the Daugava River, 1976-2015

Precipitation data for aquatic LTER site Riga Hydro Power Station Reservoir on the Daugava River 1976-2015

ENGURE LTSER, VEGETATION DATA, 1997-2008 from 12 stations. Geographical point coordinates are given for each station. Each station had 3 releves 2x2 m. Assessment of vegetation was performed once per year in June. Data are aggregated for each station.

Precipitation data for aquqtic LTER site Salaca River, 1982-2015

MAZSALACA, SOIL MOISTURE DATA, Assessment of soil moisture was performed once per year in August/September on 3 Scots pine forest sample plots of different stand age: plot P1 - 30-40-year old; plot P2 - 50-70-year old, and plot P3 - 150-200 year old (at the beginning of study).

Vegetation data of grasslands of coastal reserve Randu Meadows, Latvia. 5 transects (26 m) along coast line perpendicular to the coast. Each transect includes 3 regularly spaced permanently marked relevee's 4 m2 (A, B, C) . Once per year on the end of June assessment of vascular plant communities was performed by old Braun-Blanquet method